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Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface of front blade (and top half of sides) and lower back blade ground, back is flaked and bruised, front butt is bruised, poll is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced (proper right side reduced slightly more). Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is also ground. Distinct flake scar/chip on the right side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Incomplete Rectangular cross-section. Front and back of blade are bruised. Only the bevel portion is present. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with slight ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising. The front of the butt is chipped. There is a sawing mark down the proper right side. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a chin. The cutting edge is chipped and straight. The blade tapers slightly towards the poll.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex, back flattened. The surface is bruised. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade, the cutting edge blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground with some bruising on the proper left side. There is a large chip on the proper right edge of the front, and another on the proper left edge of the back. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The front of the blade tapers from the cutting edge making it difficult to distinguish from the bevel. The cutting edge is sharp and curved. The blade tapers towards the poll.

Boulder flake in a coarse stone with crystal inclusions. Oval in shaped, convex on one side (the cortex) and flat on the other. Top edge ground and rounded.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiations between butt and blade. Front and back slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Portion of cutting is missing, Remaining cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back with bruised sides. Sawing mark on front proper left. Major differentiation between blade and butt, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground except for bruising on front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with large chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Butt is demarcated by a ridge on front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking at sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll, and front reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced, continue tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge chipped off.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, light brown. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Cross-section of upper blade is triangular with apex to front, widening out to trapezoidal, with front narrower than back towards lower blade. Surface of lower blade is ground, bruised on all other surfaces. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming large shoulder. Ridge at poll end of butt, after which butt slopes down towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side. Small sticker on poll; "E.171.8 / Duntroon / H. Uttley".

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground at one end, rest is bruised or flaked. Both ends look very similar, no end is obviously the butt or the blade. Sticker; "Wainakarua Mth H. Uttley".

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, except for lower blade which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Large chip on proper right side of cutting edge.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross section. Surface is mostly ground with bruising to entire front and sides of butt, and flaking along top and proper right edge of back of butt. Major differentiation of butt by reduction of sides. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved at edges. It is sharp, but has a few small chips.

Broken adze (upper blade to butt remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Sticker; "E.171.12 Pounawea H. Uttley"

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked, except for lower blade which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.